I need help getting a ldr into an mpd as a submodel and not just a bunch of individual parts.

Here's the deal. I made a whole whack of edits to an mpd to get it near where I wanted it. Then I added an entire submodel for the tank on the front trailer.
Then I decided I wanted to start all over and keep some of what I took out of the original.

So I went back to the original, made the edits I wanted and I'm happy with that file right now. It's attached as B-Train_Powered_Tanks_Darren.mpd.
I then went to the other mpd I had created and duplicated the subfile I wanted out to a new ldr which is attached here as Front_Tank.ldr.

When I open both of these files and go to the parts bin and drag the Front_Tank.ldr into the larger mpd, it inserts as individual parts instead of a submodel. It does the same thing whether I use the Ins key or I drag and drop it.

Attached Files

  B-Train_Powered_Tanks_Darren.mpd (Size: 104.83 KB / Downloads: 1)
  Front_Tank.ldr (Size: 58.46 KB / Downloads: 2)

the server forums.ldraw.org currently no longer seems to have a working icon associated.

I wonder if we could copy the favicon.ico from the parts tracker to there (or use a different one, maybe, with a different brick color, e.g. blue)

Hello,

I fixed just one critical bug in my pattern creator program (took half an hour).

Download and install the latest LDPatternCreator release directly from sourceforge.net.

Change log:

Fixed bug:

• Fixed that you were not able to add primitives with a different colour than colour 16 (noticed on Win10)!
  

So I've spent a couple weeks modifying a MOC from someone to get the truck that I want. There are still likely some changes I'll want to make but they're going to be relatively small.

Now that I have the model completed? How can I generate a BOM to upload to BrinkLink?
If I try and import the ldr directly, bricklink flashes Null in Red at the top of the page and nothing verifies. I can upload it successfully.

I've attached the ldr file so that someone that is willing to help can test it.

My suspicion is that it might be unofficial parts in the model so I'm going to try and take out what I think might be causing the problem and retry.

Thanks,
Darren

Attached Files

  peterbilt389_darren_LDCad.ldr (Size: 97.77 KB / Downloads: 1)

Hi :)

next small increase to version 0.8.18... well, this time its clear what 0.8.19 will bring ;)


As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:
(4 new features and 3 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...trigger "Show selection in Text Editor" from a button on the GUI of the 3D editor.
  
• ...benefit from the fact that selecting "Show Selection In Text Editor" jumps to the next selected line.
  
• ...benefit from the fact that a change to the colour palette is updated instantly on all editor windows.
  
• ...customize the colours of the selection cross (3D editor)
  

1. Wrong BFC rendering for primitives (in the primitve area)
   
2. TJunctionFinder eliminates lines at random (normal mode)
   
3. The "(!)" sign is set for (part) files which are created by the PartReview tool. This is not desired. (the "(!)" sign indicates that the file is located outside the project or the library structure of the project)
   

1. Download the zip-Archive
   
2. Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
   
3. On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LDPE.
   
4. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "run.sh" to start LDPE.
   

1. On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
   
2. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
   

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8
  
• OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  
• Operating System (32/64bit): Windows [XP; Vista; 7 or newer], Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  
• RAM: 4GB
  
• Video-Memory: 512 MB
  
• Free Disk Space: 100 MB
  

• Operating System (64bit): Windows 7, Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  
• RAM: >4 GB
  
• Video-Memory: >=1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 512 MB
  

So firstly, let me thank you Roland for a terrific tool. I've tried a couple of LDraw editors as well as LDD itself and I find your tool by far the easiest to use.

Now, let's see if you can help me with a problem I'm having.


I have an ldr file from another builder that posted his MOC at rebrickable.
When I open that ldr in LDCad, the main model isn't built and complete. But when I open that ldr in MLCad, it's complete. I've also opened other ldr files from this builder in LDCad and they work.
I've included two as examples for you to troubleshoot with.
peterbilt389 works.
peterbilt379 doesn't.

Attached Files

  peterbilt389.ldr (Size: 98.75 KB / Downloads: 4)
  peterbilt379_v2.ldr (Size: 114.44 KB / Downloads: 6)

At long last, LDView 4.2 is available. I'm going to be honest here, and warn that I gave up on getting it out the door with all the bugs fixed that I could fix. I decided that having it released was more important than fixing all the known problems. I believe that it is better than either 4.1 or 4.2 Beta 1. Having said that, if you have problems with this release, you'll probably have to go back to one of the earlier releases, because this is likely to be the last release I make. (Anyone who wants to take over is welcome to contact me.)

You can download this release from the LDView Downloads page.
The Change History is here.
The main LDView page is here.

Hi,

a few days ago I utilised my CAD program for a very different job :)
It is still WIP... Unfortunately, my time is limited for this kind of 3D modelling...
I will use LDView to convert the *.dat file to *.3ds and then blender for smoothing, UV mapping and animation.


   

Hi Trevor,

I'm selecting the menu option "Configuration/Generage Fade Colour Parts List" (yes "Generage" - a typo I suspect). After a long time, just aster displaying the message "Writing Colour Part List" in the LPub3D window status line, I am seeing LPub3D crashing. Refer to the attached screenshot.

Any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem?

Regards,

David

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